La bonne conduite
Switzerland, August 1999
FILM,
Documentary,
60 min.
- directed by
- Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Written by
- Jean-Stéphane Bron, Antoine Jaccoud
- Status
- In distribution
This is the story of five encounters, both tragic and funny, which all take place in one car in a driving school. Five couples who are brought together via their attempts to get their licence, but divided by nationality and sometimes skin colour. A woman who repeatedly fails her test is convinced she's finally found inner harmony through her Buddhist instructor. An Afghan exile confides his sorrows and worries to his female teacher. A driving instructor from the canton of Vaud makes racist jokes to a student who is Indian, but Helvetian by adoption, who tries to be more Swiss than the Swiss themselves…
È la storia di cinque incontri, bizzarri e tragici, sullo sfondo di lezioni di guida. Cinque coppie che il cammino per la patente ha riunito, separate dalla nazionalità e a volte dal colore della pelle. Una recidiva dei fallimenti è convinta di aver infine trovato l'armonia interiore grazie all'istruttore buddista. Un afgano in esilio confida pene e inquietudini alla sua istruttrice. Un istruttore vodese elargisce battute razziste all'allievo indiano, ma svizzero d'adozione, che vorrebbe essere più elvetico di un elvetico…
credits
- World Premiere
- August 1999
- Original Version
- French (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 60 min.
- Production
- Jean-Stéphane Bron, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Robert Boner
- directed by
- Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Written by
- Jean-Stéphane Bron, Antoine Jaccoud
- Cinematography
- François Bovy
- Editing
- Karine Sudan
- Music
- Louis Crelier
- Location Sound Mix
- Luc Yersin
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Bande à part Films , RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- JMH Distributions SA Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
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Nyon, 29e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
21.04.2023 - 30.04.2023 -
Buenos Aires, 16° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
02.04.2014 - 13.04.2014 -
Ramallah International Film Festival
08.07.2004 - 14.07.2004 -
Paris, Cinéma du Réel
10.03.2000 - 19.03.2000 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2000 - 23.01.2000 -
Leipzig, 42. Internationales Leipziger Festival
26.10.1999 - 31.10.1999 -
Namur, Festival international du film francophone
24.09.1999 - 02.10.1999 -
Locarno, 52. Festival internazionale del film
04.08.1999 - 14.08.1999